Prayer gives us access to the very throne room of heaven and invokes the power of the Almighty. When we call on him, he begins to coordinate schedules and align resources. Since his ways are not our ways, we can expect some surprising changes to our plans.
Inori wa watashitachi ni ten no goza no heya e no akusesu o atae, zen'nō-sha no chikara o yobiokoshimasu. Watashitachi ga kare ni denwa o suru toki, kare wa sukejūru o chōsei shi, risōsu o chōsei shi hajimeru. Kare no hōhō wa watashitachi no michide wanainode, watashitachi wa keikaku ni odorokubeki henka o kitai suru koto ga dekimasu.
And he will answer in ways that far exceed our greatest expectations because prayer to build his kingdom is at the centre of his will. Our own best work is just a waste unless we draw on the power and love of the Lord, because “unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it” (Psalm 127:1).
Soshite, kare wa, kare no ōkoku o kizuku inori ga kare no ishi no chūshin ni aru node, watashitachi no saidai no kitai o haruka ni uwamawaru hōhō de kotaerudeshou. Watashitachi jishin no saizen no shigoto wa,-nushi no chikara to ai o hikidasanakereba, tada no mudadesu, nazenara Shihen 127: 1 Shu ga ie o tate rareru nodeareba, tateru mono no kinrō wa munashī.
Let’s determine that we will set apart time to hear the voice of God, to bow in worship, and to lay our needs and concerns before him, especially when we are overrun with busy-ness. It is then that we truly must find time for prayer so that God can arrange events, solve problems, reveal his will, and indeed, enable us to get everything done that needs to be done.
Watashitachi ga kami no koe o kiki, reihai de reihai shi, watashitachi no hitsuyō to shinpai o kare no mae ni oku tame ni, tokuni watashitachi ga isogashī tokini wa isogashī toki ni, jikan o kakete kimemashou. Sorede,-shin ga dekigoto o tehai shi, mondai o kaiketsu shi, ishi o akiraka ni shi, hontōni, kanryō suru hitsuyō no aru subete o tassei dekiru yō ni, inori no jikan o hontōni mitsukenakereba narimasen.
James Paterson, my good friend in Ontario, makes “prayer machines”—interactive art that illustrates the impact of prayer. A small wheel with a handle on it animates the entire sculpture, putting it in motion through wheels, pulleys, and belts. What a demonstration of the great truth that our often unseen, seemingly insignificant prayers reach the ear of the Almighty and call him to action.
Ontario-shū no shin'yū, jēmuzu patāson wa,`inori no kikai' - inori no eikyō o shimesu intarakutibu āto o tsukurimasu. Handoru ga tsuite iru chīsana hoīru wa chōkoku zentai o animēto shi, hoīru, pūrī, beruto o ugokashite ugokimasu. Watashitachi wa shibashiba menimienai, ikken muimina inori ga zen'nō-sha no mimi ni todoki, kare ni kōdō o yobikakeru idaina shinjitsu no demonsutorēshon.
And that’s when mountains move.
Sore ga yama no ugokidesu.
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Spiritual warfare in Japan
日本の霊的戦争
Nihon no reiteki sensō
Of the various lessons I’ve learnt during the three years I’ve been in Japan, the biggest one has been about spiritual warfare. In particular, I have been surprised by how real and how normal it is.
Watashi ga Nihon ni itta 3-nenkan de mananda samazamana kyōkun no uchi, saidai no mono wa seishin-tekina sensōdesu. Tokuni, watashi wa sore ga hontō de dono teido seijōdearu ka ni odoroite imasu.
During my mission’s orientation, people who had worked in remote tribal villages in countries like Thailand and the Philippines shared stories of how real the spiritual battle can be. But the battle in Japan seemed much less obvious, much more behind the scenes, and much more vague—people saying they found the gospel difficult to believe or family pressure against those wanting to be baptised. I expected to encounter a general atmosphere of opposition in Japan rather than specific spiritual battles.
Watashi no misshon no orientēshonde wa, Tai ya Firipin no yōna enkakuchi no buzoku no mura de hataraite ita hitobito wa, seishin-tekina tatakai ga ikani jissai ni dekiru ka o hanashimashita. Shikashi, Nihon de notatakai wa haruka ni meihakude wa naku, haruka ni ushironi ari, shinji gatai fukuin ya baputesuma o ukeyou to shite iru hito ni taisuru kazoku no atsuryoku o kanjite imasu. Tokutei no seishin-tekina tatakaide wa naku, Nihon no yaban'na fun'iki ni deau koto o kitai shite imashita.
But after only a few years of missionary work in Japan, I am convinced spiritual warfare is as real here as it is in any shaman-led village in the jungle. By “real”, I mean there are specific battles, not just a general war. I can look back on some experiences and say, “That was a spiritual attack.” I’m not talking about apparitions or nightmares. I have felt the struggle against my spirit rather than my body.
Shikashi, Nihon de no sū-nenkan no senkyō katsudō no ato, watashi wa seishin-tekina tatakai ga janguru no shāman shugi no mura ni aru yō ni hontōni koko ni aru to kakushin shite imasu. `Honmono' to wa, ippantekina sensō dakedenaku, tokutei no sentō ga aru koto o imi shimasu. Watashi wa ikutsu ka no keiken o furikaeri, " soreha seishin-tekina kōgekideshita" to iimasu. Watashi wa shutsugen ya akumu o hanasu wakede wa arimasen. Watashi wa jibun no karadade wanaku watashi no seishin ni hansuru tatakai o kanjimashita
The warfare is real, but it is also normal. Let me explain in terms of three domains: discouragement, distraction, and disunity.
Sensō wa hontōdesu ga, soreha mata seijōdesu. Watashiniha, rakutan, kibarashi, fuchōwa to iu 3ttsu no ryōiki ni tsuite setsumei shimashou.
Discouragement
落胆
Rakutan
By discouragement, I don’t just mean that disappointing things happen, but rather the way these events affect our hearts. The enemy can make us feel helplessly weak and so rob us of courage (i.e. dis-courage us). Sometimes when I’ve gathered with my team before an outreach event, we have all been uncharacteristically pessimistic about whether anyone would come to it. Though nobody dared say it, the unspoken consensus was that we shouldn’t expect too much to happen. In some prayer meetings, it is a struggle to gather the faith to ask God for anything more than that maybe someone might take just a small step towards knowing him more.
Shitsubō suru koto ni yotte, watashi wa shitsubō shita koto ga okoru node wa naku, korera no teki ga watashitachi o muryoku ni yowaku kanji sase, yūki o ubau koto ga dekimasu (tsumari, watashitachi o yūkidzukeru). Tokiniha watashi ga `dare mo sore o itta koto wa arimasenga, anmoku no gōi wa amarini mo ōku no koto o kitai surubekide wa nai to iu kotodeshita. Ikutsu ka no inori no shūkaide wa, darekaga kare o motto shiru tame no chīsana ippo o fumidasu kamo shirenai to iu koto ijō no koto o kami ni motomeru tame ni shinkō o atsumeru no wa muzukashī kotodesu.
Distraction
気晴らし
Kibarashi
Things will always be occurring around us that can take our eyes off the goal, but the battle happens when we become side-tracked by things that are unimportant or are important but not the main task at hand. I know I’m facing spiritual opposition when I find myself unable to focus on a task that needs immediate attention because I’m overly concerned about something coming up—often something I have no control over. Similarly, spiritual attacks can come during times of prayer and devotion, which I know are crucial for my soul and ministry, through constant whispers of “I wonder what’s happened with . . .” or “Maybe I should check my email again, just in case . . .”
Watashitachi no mawari ni wa me o samasu koto ga tsuneni okotte imasuga, jūyōde wa naiga jūyōna shigoto ni yotte ōkō shita toki ni sentō ga okorimasu. Watashi wa jibun jishin ga, nanika okotte iru koto o shinpai shite irunode, sugu ni kiwotsukeru hitsuyō no aru shigoto ni shūchū dekinai koto ga aru toki ni, reitekina hantai ni chokumen shite iru koto o shitte imasu. Dōyō ni, reiteki kōgeki wa, inori to kenshin no toki ni kuru koto ga dekimasu. Watashi wa tamashī to shimei no tame ni jūyōdearu to shitte imasu. `Nani ga okotta nodarou ka?. " Aruiwa" moshika shitara watashi no mēru o mōichido chekku shinakereba naranai kamo shirenai.. "
Disunity
不統一
Perhaps disunity is the most overt indication of spiritual warfare. Of course, it is normal to disagree with teammates on various things. But we lose our unity when we succumb to the negative, accusatory thoughts that arise in our hearts such as “They did that on purpose” or “They always say that, but I know they mean. . .” In this way, Satan can use simple misunderstandings—or even just mishearing—to incite jealousy, bitterness, rivalry, or whatever he can use to set us against each other. He then feeds the self-righteousness in our hearts until both parties are convinced that there’s no point seeking reconciliation because they’re sure the other person is too proud to admit to being wrong.
Shikashi, reiteki sensō no mottomo meihakuna chōkōdearu to iu yōna" karera no yō ni" watashitachi no kokoro no naka de okoru hitei-tekide hinan-tekina kangae ni butsukaru to, watashitachiha itchi o ushinaimasu. " Kono yō ni, satan wa, shitto, nigami, tōsō, matawa kare ga otagai ni taikō suru tame ni tsukau koto ga dekiru mono o sendō suru tame ni, tanjun'na gokai o tsukau koto ga dekimasu - aruiwa ayamatte kiku dake de - ryō tōjisha ga kakushin suru made, hokanohito ga machigatte iru koto o hokori ni omotte iru to kakushin shite irunode, wakai o motomete iru ten wa arimasen.
The underlying connection
基礎となる接続
Kiso to naru setsuzoku
The common factor with all these attacks is their link to Satan’s character. He is the father of lies, who has been a murderer from the beginning (John 8:44). He lies and makes us believe our work is useless, and so he destroys our dreams. He lies and tells us that something else is more important, or that our work is so important we should leave it till tomorrow when we’re rested, and so he destroys our dreams again. He lies and makes us believe we are in competition with our co-workers, and so he destroys teams. In this normal spiritual warfare, demons aim to take from us what we need to get our work done: courage, traction, unity, and anything else we allow them to steal.
Korera no kōgeki no kyōtsū-ten wa, satan no seikaku e no rinkudesu. Kare wa saisho kara satsujin-handeatta uso no chichidesu (Yohane 8: 44). Kare wa uso o tsuki, watashitachi no shigoto ga yakunitatanai to shinji saserunode, kare wa watashitachi no yume o hakai shimasu. Kare wa uso o tsuite, nanika hoka no mono ga motto jūyōdearu toka, watashitachi no shigoto ga totemo jūyōdearu koto o meiji shite imasu. Kare wa uso o tsuki, watashitachi ga watashitachi no dōryō to kyōsō shite iru to shinji saserunode, chīmu o hakai shimasu. Kono tsūjō no reiteki tatakaide wa, akuma wa watashitachi no shigoto o suikō suru tame ni hitsuyōnamono, sunawachi yūki, ken'in-ryoku, danketsu, soshite hoka no nanika o ubau koto o yurusu koto o mezashite imasu
C. S. Lewis put it well in The Screwtape Letters when he showed that the work of demons is to make us believe the thoughts in our head originate with us. For we fight against these thoughts when we recognize they are from the enemy. Normal spiritual warfare can be the most powerful form of spiritual warfare, so we need to take a stand against it.
C. Ruisu wa, akuma no hataraki ga watashitachi no atama no naka no kangae ga watashitachi ni yurai shite iru to shinji saseru kotodearu koto o shimeshita toki ni, sukuryūteifu no tegami ni sore o yoku nosemashita. Watashitachiha, karera ga teki kara kita monodearu to ninshiki shita toki ni, korera no shikō to tatakaimasu. Tsūjō no seishin-tekina sentō wa, mottomo kyōryokuna seishin-tekina sentō no katachi ni naru kanōsei ga aru node, wareware wa sore ni hankō suru hitsuyō ga arimasu.
How do we fight? Of course, prayer is crucial. But I am learning that preaching is too—preaching the gospel to myself and allowing others to preach it to me. The gospel grants us true, unshakable courage, keeps us focused on the goal, and gives us unity with those who may even have become our enemies.
Dō yatte tatakau no? Mochiron, inori wa totemo jūyōdesu. Shikashi, watashi wa, sekkyō wa jibun jishin ni fukuin o sekkyō shi, hoka no hitobito ga watashi ni sekkyō suru koto o yurushite iru koto o manande imasu. Fukuin wa watashitachi ni shin no yuruginai yūki o atae, watashitachi o mokuhyō ni shūchū sa se, teki ni natta koto no aru hito-tachi to no tōitsu o ataemasu.
Levi Booth is a Brit working with OMF. His passion is to see Japanese men reached with the gospel of Christ.
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